It Happens Every Spring
"Oh yeah?" "Oh yeah!"
A lighthearted 1949 comedy about a scientist who invents a baseball-repelling formula and uses it to dominate the sport, built entirely on whimsy and good-natured fun.
A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.
Essence
Ensemble
Ray Milland
Vernon Simpson
Jean Peters
Deborah Greenleaf
Paul Douglas
Monk Lanigan
Ed Begley
Edgar Stone
Ted de Corsia
Jimmy Dolan
Ray Collins
Alfred Greenleaf
Jessie Royce Landis
Mrs. Greenleaf
Alan Hale Jr.
Schmidt
Kathleen Hughes
Sarah (uncredited)
Mae Marsh
Greenleaf's Maid (uncredited)
Debra Paget
Alice (uncredited)
Ray Teal
Mac (uncredited)
Closest match
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Same mood
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Go darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Hidden gem
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
